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  • More of Bush's corporate welfare

    Shockingly, Bush wants to hand out even more corporate welfare: President Bush said yesterday that he is considering a fresh plan to cut tax rates for U.S. corporations to make them more competitive around the world, an initiative that could further inflame a battle with the Democratic Congress over spending and taxes and help define the ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by RussMcBee on August 9, 2007
  • What to do with TN's budget surplus

    The state of Tennessee is forecast to pull in a budget surplus of $600 million this year. I have some suggestions on what to do with it. First, we need to fund Bredesen's new and improved BEP formula, which is used to allocate education funding to each county. That's $280 million, or nearly half the surplus. We should put $100 ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by Russ McBee on May 9, 2007
  • TN toll road proposal hits a speed bump

    The pending proposal to allow toll roads in Tennessee has hit a minor snag: the state legislature wants final say-so over each toll road project. TDOT, on the other hand, insists that oversight and accountability aren't necessary: Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, said he was concerned because the bill would not require TDOT officials to have the ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by Russ McBee on April 27, 2007
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